It’s not The Onion. It’s FLOTUS with a chance of meatballs. But just a chance.
Michelle Obama stopped by a D.C. Subway restaurant on Thursday to announce their new partnership to “make kids hate lunch at places other than schools.”
.@flotus at DC Subway sandwich shop applauding menu changes for kids #letsmove pic.twitter.com/H8jhToyvy4
— darlene superville (@dsupervilleap) January 23, 2014
At a Subway sandwich shop in DC, Michelle Obama hails the chain's new healthy choices kids menu: "It's what a kids menu should look like."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 23, 2014
And then this apparently happened:
Mrs Obama says parents can occasionally let kids indulge in a meatball sub with all the toppings not on the kids menu.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 23, 2014
So gracious and generous of Mrs. Obama to grant parents permission.
We can? Thanks! MT @markknoller Mrs Obama says parents can occasionally let kids indulge in a meatball sub with all the toppings…
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/kcrowell_apar/status/426396185020993536
https://twitter.com/RepRepublic/status/426396888246407170
@exjon @markknoller The queen has decreed today "Extra Meatball day".
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) January 23, 2014
@markknoller well thank the stars we have a choice for meatball sub. Can she give back my health insurance choice next
— Kevin (@kevinpost) January 23, 2014
We’ll leave you with pics from the scene:
Crowd gathers to stare at Subway papered over to shield Michelle Obama picking up lunch (I'm told). pic.twitter.com/EYB0Z3qmo2
— Ron Charles (@RonCharles) January 23, 2014
Eat fresh, but don't look in, w FLOTUS at the neighborhood Subway. pic.twitter.com/kTYwxWxWYn
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) January 23, 2014